Business Details
Precision Ceramic Machining Services in San Jose, CA
Advanced Industrial Ceramics is headquartered in Silicon Valley, dedicated to delivering exceptional customer satisfaction through our team's unwavering commitment to quality, efficiency, and adaptability. Our senior grinding and machining technicians bring decades of hands-on experience gained from working with leading quartz and ceramic companies in the region. We invest in developing new talent through structured apprentice programs, ensuring rapid proficiency in processing components across diverse machinery.Our management and technical staff comprise seasoned professionals from the advanced ceramics industry, with deep expertise in semiconductor, electronics, and industrial applications. We provide comprehensive design review and consulting services to optimize configurations for manufacturing scalability, from prototyping to high-volume production. Recognized as the premier rapid-delivery prototype shop, we serve local and global clients with complex geometries and precision-machined components.
Services
CNC Machining
Surface Grinding
Lapping/Polishing
Quartz Welding
Laser Marking
Chemical Cleaning
Fire Polishing
Inspection Services
Texturizing
Clean Room Packaging
Highlights and features
- We deliver complex ceramic prototypes within 2-4 weeks for rapid design validation.
- Our team includes veterans with decades of experience in advanced ceramics machining.
- We offer design consulting to optimize manufacturability from prototype to production.
- Local Silicon Valley presence enables cost-effective partnerships with major suppliers.
- We maintain ISO-grade inventory of high-purity quartz and alumina materials.
Services
CNC Machining
Our CNC machining services process ceramics and quartz with tolerances down to 0.0001" using state-of-the-art equipment. We handle complex geometries for semiconductor components, aerospace parts, and electronic housings. All work adheres to strict quality standards with surface roughness as low as 2 finish.
Surface Grinding
Surface grinding achieves flatness tolerances of 0.00005" across materials like alumina and silicon nitride. Our automated and manual grinding systems ensure dimensional accuracy for critical components requiring straightness within 0.0002" per inch.
Lapping/Polishing
Lapping and polishing services produce mirror finishes with surface roughness below 8. We use specialized techniques for fragile materials while maintaining tight angularity tolerances (0.00:30) required in optical and semiconductor applications.
Chemical Cleaning
Our chemical cleaning processes remove contaminants to meet ISO Class 4 clean room standards. This critical service prepares components for high-precision applications in electronics and medical device manufacturing environments.
Quartz Welding
Quartz welding services create hermetic seals for semiconductor processing equipment and laboratory glassware. We maintain material purity during welding operations to preserve the structural integrity of fused silica components.
Questions
What materials do you machine?
We process ceramics including alumina, aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, zirconia, and quartz. Our inventory includes high-purity quartz and 99.5%+ alumina for immediate use.
What industries do you serve?
Our primary customers come from semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, electronics, and general industrial sectors requiring precision-machined ceramic components.
What is your typical lead time?
Standard prototypes deliver in 2-4 weeks. Rapid prototyping services can complete complex geometries within 1.5-3 weeks depending on material availability and specifications.
Do you offer design assistance?
Yes, our engineering team provides design for manufacturability (DFM) reviews to optimize component geometry for ceramic machining processes and production scalability.
Can you handle small production runs?
We specialize in prototype through small-batch production, supporting customers' new product introduction phases and early production requirements with flexible volume capabilities.
